Otsieno Surname

86,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otsieno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Otsieno Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,5631:8,3011,086
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Otsieno (1,524) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Otsieno Demographics

Otsieno Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 110 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Otsieno Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Otsieno Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Otsieno occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otsieno? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otsieno is the 86,504th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,308,826 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otsieno are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otsieno is also the 198,786th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 1,524 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,563 people, or 1 in 8,301. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 61 percent live, Kakamega County, where 20 percent live and Nairobi County, where 7 percent live. Not including Kenya Otsieno exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Otsieno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atsieno862,312/
Otsyeno8612/
Otsyina71284/
Ochienho671/
Ochiengo671/
Ochiena579/
Ochienga5323/
Achiengo533/
Ochienna531/
Atsiaina531/
Gachiengo50174/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otsieno
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